{"product_id":"on-war","title":"on war","description":"Translated by J.J. Graham, revised by F.N. Maude Abridged and with an Introduction by Louise Willmot.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e On War is perhaps the greatest book ever written about war. Carl von Clausewitz, a Prussian soldier, had witnessed at first hand the immense destructive power of the French Revolutionary armies which swept across Europe between 1792 and 1815. His response was to write a comprehensive text covering every aspect of warfare.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e On War is both a philosophical and practical work in which Clausewitz defines the essential nature of war, debates the qualities of the great commander, assesses the relative strengths of defensive and offensive warfare, and - in highly controversial passages - considers the relationship between war and politics. His arguments are illustrated with vivid examples drawn from the campaigns of Frederick the Great and Napoleon Bonaparte.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e For the student of society as well as the military historian, On War remains a compelling and indispensable source.","brand":"Readers Paradise Book Shop Wexford","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42452514635947,"sku":"","price":7.5,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0538\/7105\/0923\/files\/20_819f28af-8f61-451e-b9ec-7eec573a0f65.jpg?v=1757672989","url":"https:\/\/readersparadise.pro\/products\/on-war","provider":"ReadersParadise","version":"1.0","type":"link"}